So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable.
Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. (1 Cor 15:58)

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Today Reminder - 02 April 2013 (Fury)

A
reminder for today

Then
the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to the town of
Ashkelon, killed thirty men, took their belongings, and gave their clothing to
the men who had solved his riddle. But Samson was furious about what had
happened, and he went back home to live with his father and mother. (Judges
14:19)

Does anger drive you away from the problem? Do you wish
to be somewhere else when you are angry to get away or do like confrontation
and just head on in guns blazing? In this part of Samson’s life God used his
anger to teach the Philistines a lesson. I suppose God can even let anger work
to His advantage.

It is just what we do when we are angry or after we were
angry that is so important. Anger is a very useful tool that the enemy uses to
get us away from God. When we are angry it is best to return to God for peace
and guidance and seek His forgiveness and then face the problem with His
wisdom. Taking on a problem or someone in anger will never end well, but when
you are calm and prepared you will find that you can achieve much more than
what you would’ve when you were angry.

My dear friend, do not let anger control you, but instead
control anger with God as your mediator and guide to a relaxed and wise
confrontation. Thus in the end people will see Jesus at work in your life and
seek His presence in their own lives. This is the essence of the gospel.

Book for the month

Many Christians feel bombarded by the messages they hear and the trends they see in our rapidly changing world. How can we resist being conformed to the pattern of this world? What will faithfulness to Christ look like in these tumultuous times? How can we be true to the gospel in a world where myths and false visions of the world so often prevail? In This is Our Time, Trevin Wax provides snapshots of twenty-first-century American Life in order to help Christians understand the times. By analyzing our common beliefs and practices (smartphone habits, entertainment intake, and our views of shopping, sex, marriage, politics, and life’s purpose), Trevin helps us see through the myths of society to the hope of the gospel. As faithful witnesses to Christ, Trevin writes, we must identify the longing behind society’s most cherished myths (what is good, true, beautiful), expose the lie at the heart of these myths (what is false and damaging), and show how the gospel tells a better story – one that exposes the lie but satisfies the deeper longing.

Movie of the month

The pre-ministry life of Jesus from his baptism with John the Baptist to his exploration of the wilderness